ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226528
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| Date: | Sunday 10 December 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 141 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L8695 |
| MSN: | UD-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | RAF Catterick, Yorkshire |
| RAF Grangemouth, Stirlingshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Blenheim L8695/E: Took off for passenger flight. 10/12/1939
The plane wrecked in a forced landing at Linlithgow, West Lothian. Pilot was injured in a crash when he had to force land a Blenheim near Linlithgow. He had been returning to base after taking a pilot to RAF Catterick to ferry a Spitfire back. He was overtaken by darkness. The aircraft was destroyed and P/O Williams suffered arm and shoulder injuries, which hospitalised him.
Crew:
P/O (41230) Denis Conon WILLIAMS (pilot) RAF: injured".
Sources:
1.Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976
2.National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/1723
3.https://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/WilliamsDC.htm
4.ORB 141 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2019 19:16 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-Jun-2019 05:50 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 25-Jun-2019 19:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2020 19:47 | Investig | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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